Report: Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather finalizing deal to fight

It's been a whirlwind few months for UFC fighter Conor McGregor. He jumped up to a different weight class, only to get pounded by Nate Diaz and suffer his first official UFC loss since rising to the top. He then had a falling out with Dana White which resulted in his 'retirement' and dismissal from the UFC 200 card.

Now he's in the middle of an interesting-if-true rumor involving Floyd Mayweather.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 01: WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. puts on the King Power WBC HUBLOT watch at HUBLOT and Floyd Mayweather Jr.: The perfect combination for the fight of the century at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for HUBLOT)

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 14: WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. puts a towel over his head as he works out at the Mayweather Boxing Club on April 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 02: Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrives for a workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club on September 2, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather Jr. will defend his WBC/WBA welterweight titles against Marcos Maidana on September 13 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 02: WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses on the scale during his official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will meet WBA champion Marcos Maidana in a WBC/WBA unification fight in Las Vegas on May 3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It's not unfathomable to believe that McGregor would want to tackle a different endeavor in his career. It's the reason he jumped around weight classes in the UFC and it's why no one would be surprised if — probably when — he joins the WWE in some capacity.

Then again, one of the reasons that McGregor reportedly clashed with White and the UFC was over heavily promotional tours focused on him and his talking. It would seem that a lot of the draw to a McGregor-Mayweather fight would be the press tour and the buildup.